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Belgian State Railways Type 25

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Belgian State Railways Type 25
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1884–1898
Total produced472
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,300 mm (4 ft 3+1⁄8 in)
Wheelbase4.20 m (13 ft 9+1⁄4 in) ​
 • Axle spacing
(Asymmetrical)		2.00 + 2.20 m (6 ft 6+3⁄4 in + 7 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Length9.40 m (30 ft 10 in)
Loco weight46.62 t (102,800 lb)
Firebox:​
 • TypeBelpaire
 • Grate area5.149 m2 (55.42 sq ft)
Boiler pressure10 atm (1.01 MPa; 147 psi)
Heating surface120.636 m2 (1,298.52 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size500 mm × 600 mm (19.69 in × 23.62 in)
Valve gearWalschaert
Performance figures
Tractive effort7,747 kg (17,079 lb)
Career
OperatorsBelgian State Railways
ClassType 25
Nicknames
  • Charbonnières[1]
  • Luxembourg marchandises[1]

The Belgian State Railways Type 25 was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives for freight service, introduced in 1884.[2]

Construction history

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The locomotives were built by various manufacturers from 1884 to 1898.[2] The machines had an outside frame with the cylinders and the Walschaert valve gear located inside the frame.[3]

The locomotives used two-axle tenders with 9 m3 (320 cu ft).[2]

Known production quantities
ManufacturerQuantityType / Years
Cockerill81[4]
Tubize58[5]
Saint-Léonard [fr]49[6]1884–1898
Couillet60[1]1885
Franco-Belge66[7]1885
Haine-Saint-Pierre [fr]48[8]1884–1898
La Meuse35[9]1888–1898
Carels Frères57[10]
Boussu [fr]8[11]1897–1898
Zimmermann-Hanrez11[12]1885–1897
Known production batches
ManufacturerSeriesNumbersQuantity
Saint-Léonard [fr]4 N (1884–85)[13]706 – 7127
Saint-Léonard4 N2 (1889)[13]802 – 8054
Saint-Léonard4 N3 (1890)[13]843 – 8475
Saint-Léonard4 N4 (1891)[13]867 – 8715
Saint-Léonard4 N5 (1891)[13]888 – 8914
Saint-Léonard4 N6 (1895)[13]987 – 9882
Saint-Léonard4 N7 (1896)[13]1036 – 10427
Saint-Léonard4 N8 (1897)[13]1070 – 10723
Saint-Léonard4 N9 (1898)[13]1090 – 109910
Saint-Léonard4 N10 (1898)[13]1123 – 11242

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Dagant (1974), p. 124.
  2. 1 2 3 Dambly (1966).
  3. ↑ Tordeur (1909), pp. 12–13 (Chapter V).
  4. ↑ Dagant (1974), p. 88.
  5. ↑ Dagant (1974), p. 100.
  6. ↑ Dagant (1974), p. 111.
  7. ↑ Dagant (1974), p. 134.
  8. ↑ Dagant (1974), p. 146.
  9. ↑ Dagant (1974), p. 153.
  10. ↑ Dagant (1974), p. 158.
  11. ↑ Dagant (1974), p. 165.
  12. ↑ Dagant (1974), p. 166.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Société de Saint-Léonard (1903).

Bibliography

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  • Tordeur, Emile (1909). Le Machiniste des Chemins de Fer Belges (in French).
  • Dambly, Phil (Dec 1966). "Nos inoubliables vapeurs - Cinquième période, 1884-1898 – Régime Masui et Belpaire". Le Rail (in French). No. 124.
  • Morandiere, Jules (Jan 1886). "Les locomotives à l'Exposition d'Anvers 1885". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). 9, 1er Semestre. Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod: 33–47. OCLC 6536095.
  • Deghilage (May 1890). "Les locomotives Belges pour voie normale, à l'Exposition Universelle de 1889". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). 13, 1er Semestre. Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod: 297–310. OCLC 6536095.
  • Dagant, André (1974). "Cent vingt-cinq ans de construction de locomotives à vapeur en Belgique". Bulletin de l'Institut archéologique liégeois (in French). 86. Liège: Maison Curtius: 23–244.
  • Société de Saint-Léonard (1903). Catalogue de présentation - avec une planche par locomotive (PDF) (in French). Liège.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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